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22 Mar 2004

Volume 84, Issue 12, pp. 2013-2211

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Appl. Phys. Lett. 84, 2100 (2004); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.1688997 (3 pages)

P. Sutter, E. Sutter, and T. R. Ohno
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Optical properties of superlattice photonic crystal waveguides

Wounjhang Park and Christopher J. Summers

Appl. Phys. Lett. 84, 2013 (2004); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.1682678 (3 pages) | Cited 10 times

Online Publication Date: 16 March 2004

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We report theoretical investigations of a superlattice photonic crystal (PC) waveguide in which the holes in the PC are infiltrated with an electro-optic medium and alternate rows biased so as to produce a superlattice structure. The three-dimensional simulations fully incorporate the finite thickness of the PC structure and show that the optical properties become strongly dependent on the direction of light propagation. Depending on the degree of index modulation the light experiences switching, out-coupling, or giant refraction and dispersion. © 2004 American Institute of Physics.
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42.79.Gn Optical waveguides and couplers
42.70.Qs Photonic bandgap materials
42.25.Bs Wave propagation, transmission and absorption
42.25.Gy Edge and boundary effects; reflection and refraction

Strain-compensated InGaAsSb/AlGaAsSb mid-infrared quantum-well lasers

W. Li, J. B. Héroux, H. Shao, and W. I. Wang

Appl. Phys. Lett. 84, 2016 (2004); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.1687981 (3 pages) | Cited 8 times

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The use of strain-compensated InGaAsSb/AlGaAsSb quantum wells for the fabrication of type I mid-infrared laser devices grown on GaSb substrates by molecular-beam epitaxy is reported. The creation of a tensile strain in the Al0.25Ga0.75AsySb1−y barriers by the incorporation of an arsenic fraction greater than 2% allows to reduce the average strain in the active region and increase the valence band offset to improve hole confinement in the wells. A 2.82 μm emission wavelength in pulsed mode along with a 660 A/cm2 threshold current density are obtained at room temperature for a type I InGaAsSb/AlGaAsSb double-quantum-well laser diode. By further increasing the indium and arsenic compositions into the wells and barriers, respectively, pulsed lasing at a wavelength of 2.89 μm at room temperature has also been achieved. © 2004 American Institute of Physics.
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42.55.Px Semiconductor lasers; laser diodes
85.35.Be Quantum well devices (quantum dots, quantum wires, etc.)
81.15.Hi Molecular, atomic, ion, and chemical beam epitaxy

Intracavity sum-frequency generation in GaAs quantum cascade lasers

J.-Y. Bengloan, A. De Rossi, V. Ortiz, X. Marcadet, M. Calligaro, I. Maurin, and C. Sirtori

Appl. Phys. Lett. 84, 2019 (2004); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.1669062 (3 pages) | Cited 20 times

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Emission of coherent light at 5.75 μm wavelength has been obtained by intracavity frequency doubling of a GaAs-based quantum cascade laser. This nonlinearity originates from the second-order susceptibility of the bulk material hosting the heterostructure and can be exploited by growing the quantum cascade laser on a 〈111〉 substrate. © 2004 American Institute of Physics.
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42.65.Ky Frequency conversion; harmonic generation, including higher-order harmonic generation
42.55.Px Semiconductor lasers; laser diodes

Systematic design of photonic crystal structures using topology optimization: Low-loss waveguide bends

Jakob S. Jensen and Ole Sigmund

Appl. Phys. Lett. 84, 2022 (2004); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.1688450 (3 pages) | Cited 61 times

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Topology optimization is a promising method for systematic design of optical devices. As an example, we demonstrate how the method can be used to design a 90° bend in a two-dimensional photonic crystal waveguide with a transmission loss of less than 0.3% in almost the entire frequency range of the guided mode. The method can directly be applied to the design of other optical devices, e.g., multiplexers and wave splitters, with optimized performance. © 2004 American Institute of Physics.
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42.82.Et Waveguides, couplers, and arrays
42.65.Wi Nonlinear waveguides
42.79.Gn Optical waveguides and couplers
42.70.Qs Photonic bandgap materials

Near-field optical nanopatterning of crystalline silicon

G. Wysocki, J. Heitz, and D. Bäuerle

Appl. Phys. Lett. 84, 2025 (2004); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.1689395 (3 pages) | Cited 16 times

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Nanoscale photochemical and photophysical etching of Si in Cl2 atmosphere is demonstrated by means of an optical near-field setup. With 351 nm Ar+-laser radiation and low intensities, the etching mechanism is purely photochemical. In this regime, the width of patterns—which is about 115 nm at full width at half maximum (FWHM)—corresponds, approximately, to the diameter of the fiber tip. The vertical etch rate is of the order of 1 nm/s. With 514.5 nm Ar+-laser light etching is observed only at significantly higher laser-light intensities. Patterns with width down to about 30 nm at FWHM have been achieved. Here, the lateral resolution corresponds to about 1/18 of the laser wavelength employed. © 2004 American Institute of Physics.
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81.65.Cf Surface cleaning, etching, patterning
81.16.Rf Micro- and nanoscale pattern formation
68.37.Uv Near-field scanning microscopy and spectroscopy
81.05.Cy Elemental semiconductors
61.80.Ba Ultraviolet, visible, and infrared radiation effects (including laser radiation)
61.82.Fk Semiconductors
82.50.-m Photochemistry

Photonic switching based on the photoinduced birefringence in bacteriorhodopsin films

Yuhua Huang, Shin-Tson Wu, and Youyuan Zhao

Appl. Phys. Lett. 84, 2028 (2004); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.1688456 (3 pages) | Cited 20 times

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Photoinduced birefringence in bacteriorhodopsin films was investigated using pump–probe method and its application for photonic switching explored. A diode-pumped second-harmonic YAG laser was used as a pumping beam and a diode laser at λ = 660 nm was used as a probing beam. The pump and probe beams overlap at the sample. Without the pumping beam, the probing light cannot transmit the analyzer to the detector. However, due to the photoinduced anisotropy, a portion of the probing light is detected when the pumping beam is present. Since λ = 660 nm is far from the absorption peak ( ∼ 570 nm) of the ground state, the photoinduced birefringence predominates. Using the intensity-dependent photoinduced birefringence in a bacteriorhodopsin film, we have demonstrated a photonic switch with ∼ 1000:1 contrast ratio, ∼ 0.6 s rise time and ∼ 1.5 s decay time. © 2004 American Institute of Physics.
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78.66.Qn Polymers; organic compounds
78.20.Fm Birefringence
42.65.Pc Optical bistability, multistability, and switching, including local field effects
42.70.Jk Polymers and organics
87.14.E- Proteins
87.15.M- Spectra of biomolecules
42.65.Ky Frequency conversion; harmonic generation, including higher-order harmonic generation
42.79.Ta Optical computers, logic elements, interconnects, switches; neural networks

Superprism effect in bidimensional rectangular photonic crystals

A. I. Căbuz, E. Centeno, and D. Cassagne

Appl. Phys. Lett. 84, 2031 (2004); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.1688981 (3 pages) | Cited 18 times

Online Publication Date: 16 March 2004

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In this letter, we show that photonic crystals with geometries of lower symmetry, such as the rectangular geometry, are uniquely suited for applications involving the superprism effect. The extra degree of freedom provided by the anisotropy of the unit cell allows more freedom in searching for suitable iso-frequency curves. Also, the appearance of multiple orders of diffraction allows more than one incident plane wave to couple to the same Bloch mode. This extra degree of freedom is decisive when trying to optimize the transmission. We illustrate these ideas on a particular rectangular configuration which ensures a strong angular superprism effect, a well collimated transmitted beam, and power transmissions of up to 80%. © 2004 American Institute of Physics.
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42.70.Qs Photonic bandgap materials
61.50.Ah Theory of crystal structure, crystal symmetry; calculations and modeling
42.25.Bs Wave propagation, transmission and absorption
78.20.-e Optical properties of bulk materials and thin films

Red–green–blue generation from a lone dual-wavelength GdAl3(BO3)4:Nd3+ laser

Alain Brenier, Chaoyang Tu, Zhaojie Zhu, and Baichang Wu

Appl. Phys. Lett. 84, 2034 (2004); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.1688983 (3 pages) | Cited 15 times

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We demonstrate the simultaneous generation of the three basal red–green–blue colors from a lone GdAl3(BO3)4:Nd3+ bi-functional laser and optical nonlinear crystal. The laser works in a dual-wavelength operation in the two 4F3/2→4I11/2 (near 1062 nm) and 4F3/2→4I13/2 (near 1338 nm) channels, under a fixed wavelength pumping (at 744.7 nm) and with a fixed crystal orientation. Red and green results from self-frequency doubling of the two laser channels, blue results of self-sum frequency mixing of the pump and the 1338 nm laser. © 2004 American Institute of Physics.
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42.55.Rz Doped-insulator lasers and other solid state lasers
42.65.Ky Frequency conversion; harmonic generation, including higher-order harmonic generation

Ammonium sulfide passivation of Type-II InAs/GaSb superlattice photodiodes

A. Gin, Y. Wei, A. Hood, A. Bajowala, V. Yazdanpanah, M. Razeghi, and M. Tidrow

Appl. Phys. Lett. 84, 2037 (2004); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.1686894 (3 pages) | Cited 42 times

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We report on the surface passivation of Type-II InAs/GaSb superlattice photodetectors using various ammonium sulfide solutions. Compared to unpassivated detectors, zero-bias resistance of treated 400 μm×400 μm devices with 8 μm cutoff wavelength was improved by over an order of magnitude to ∼ 20 kΩ at 80 K. Reverse-bias dark current density was reduced by approximately two orders of magnitude to less than 10 mA/cm2 at −2 V. Dark current modeling, which takes into account trap-assisted tunneling, indicates greater than 70 times reduction in bulk trap density for passivated detectors. © 2004 American Institute of Physics.
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85.60.Dw Photodiodes; phototransistors; photoresistors
85.60.Gz Photodetectors (including infrared and CCD detectors)
81.65.Rv Passivation
72.40.+w Photoconduction and photovoltaic effects

Surface-topography-induced enhanced transmission and directivity of microwave radiation through a subwavelength circular metal aperture

Matthew J. Lockyear, Alastair P. Hibbins, J. Roy Sambles, and Christopher R. Lawrence

Appl. Phys. Lett. 84, 2040 (2004); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.1688001 (3 pages) | Cited 49 times

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Strongly enhanced transmission of microwave radiation (λ0 ∼ 5 mm) is observed through a single subwavelength circular aperture of diameter d = 2.5 mm in a metallic plate. The phenomenon is caused by resonant excitation of electromagnetic surface waves supported by four concentric grooves surrounding the aperture on the illuminated side of the sample. It is also shown that similar surface patterning on the output face of the sample results in very strong angular confinement (directivity) of the transmitted beam. A finite element code is used to investigate the electromagnetic fields on both the illuminated and the exit side of the structure, the predictions from which show excellent agreement with the experimental results. © 2004 American Institute of Physics.
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41.20.Jb Electromagnetic wave propagation; radiowave propagation

Excitation and recording of morphology-dependent resonances in spherical microresonators by hollow light guiding fibers

Alexandra Nürenberg and Gustav Schweiger

Appl. Phys. Lett. 84, 2043 (2004); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.1688976 (3 pages) | Cited 3 times

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We report the excitation and simultaneous recording of morphology-dependent resonances in dye-doped microresonators by a single hollow fiber. The spherical microresonator was plugged in the tapered end of a light guiding flexible hollow fiber. Light from a frequency-doubled Nd:YVO4 laser was coupled via a beam splitter into one end of the hollow fiber and transported to the resonator mounted on the tapered end of the fiber. Fluorescence was excited in the resonator. This fluorescence was partly coupled in the hollow fiber and guided back to the untapered end. Here, the fluorescence was separated from the laser light by a beam splitter and analyzed spectroscopically. The tapered fiber was prepared by heating with a CO2 laser. © 2004 American Institute of Physics.
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42.55.Sa Microcavity and microdisk lasers
78.55.Kz Solid organic materials
42.81.-i Fiber optics
42.55.Mv Dye lasers

Metal nanoparticle precipitation in periodic arrays in Au2O-doped glass by two interfered femtosecond laser pulses

Shiliang Qu, Jianrong Qiu, Chongjun Zhao, Xiongwei Jiang, Huidan Zeng, Congshan Zhu, and K. Hirao

Appl. Phys. Lett. 84, 2046 (2004); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.1688004 (3 pages) | Cited 19 times

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We report on the precipitation control of Au nanoparticles in periodic arrays in silicate glass. Au2O-doped glass samples were first irradiated by two 800 nm interfered femtosecond laser pulses at room temperature and then heat treated at 550 °C for the Au nanoparticle precipitation in the laser irradiation areas. One-dimensional periodic arrays of the Au nanoparticles were controlled by changing the pulse energy and the incident angle between the interfered laser pulses. The smallest dimension in the obtained arrays was a width of 300 nm. The mechanism of the metal nanoparticle precipitation by this technique was discussed. Only two pulses are required to encode these periodic microstructures, which are applicable to emerging nanostructure devices such as optical memory with ultrahigh storage density, micrograting with high diffractive efficiency and integrative micro-optical switches. © 2004 American Institute of Physics.
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81.30.Mh Solid-phase precipitation
61.82.Rx Nanocrystalline materials
61.80.Ba Ultraviolet, visible, and infrared radiation effects (including laser radiation)
81.40.Gh Other heat and thermomechanical treatments
61.46.-w Structure of nanoscale materials

Generation and detection of terahertz pulses using post-process bonding of low-temperature-grown GaAs and AlGaAs

L. Desplanque, J. F. Lampin, and F. Mollot

Appl. Phys. Lett. 84, 2049 (2004); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.1688977 (3 pages) | Cited 10 times

Online Publication Date: 16 March 2004

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We present an electro-optical method to measure very high frequency characteristics of planar electronic devices. This method allows one to generate and detect subpicosecond electrical pulses on a coplanar stripline using photoconduction and electroabsorption sampling in transferred low-temperature-grown epitaxial layers. The epitaxial lifted-off films are directly van der Waals bonded on the transmission line under test. Good switching efficiency and short electrical rise time (<490 fs) are measured. A bandwidth of 2.5 THz with 60 dB of dynamic range is obtained. This confers to the technique a large field of applications in ultrahigh-speed electronic measurements. © 2004 American Institute of Physics.
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78.20.Jq Electro-optical effects
73.50.Pz Photoconduction and photovoltaic effects
68.55.A- Nucleation and growth
81.15.Hi Molecular, atomic, ion, and chemical beam epitaxy
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